Kelli Benjamin

Kelli Benjamin
Born May 21, 1993 to John and LeAnne Benjamin, Kelli Benjamin is a freestyle and backstroke swimmer at Texas A&M. The 5'10" Benjamin finished her NCAA eligibility in 2015, after swimming in her last NCAA Championships. Born in Mesa, Ariz., Benjamin attended high school at Gilbert, where she was an All-American in the 50 and 100 freestyle - she also trained with Gold Medal Swim Club, coached by Mike Walker and Mike Troy. With a 4.2 cumulative GPA in high school, Benjamin was a Scholastic All-American as well. She's studying Education, and has two younger siblings, Mark and Kyle. After making a big impact at the conference level her freshman year, Benajmin has made the NCAA Championships, either on a relay or as an individual, every year since. Although she is an excellent backstroke swimmer, Benjamin claims that her favorite aspect of training is sprint freestyle. Aside from swimming Benjamin is a second-degree black belt.
Texas A&M
2011-2012
At her first Big 12 Championships Benjamin finished in the top 10 in all three individual events - she finished 10th in the 50 freestyle, seventh in the 200 freestyle and she also finished sixth in the 100 freestyle. Benjamin was also a member of the team's 200 …

It will be a battle of top 10 heavyweights when the No. 9 Texas A&M women’s swimming and diving team takes on the No. 2 Texas Longhorns in dual meet action at 4 p.m. on Friday at Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on the University of Texas campus.